Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-19
State News.
HANCOCK.

The old natives around Bar Harbor are
growing continually about the turning of
night into day by the wicked visitors They
do have great deal of gr und for complaint,
too. Eleven o'clock there is hardly the
height of the evening and the hotel verandshs
resound to the footsteps of the promanaders
until o'clock in the morning. Sprouts
restaurant, which is patrollZed By these peo-
pie, does not close until in the morning, and
elegant suppers are given there by the swell
people. which commence at midnight. The
early part of the forenoon is very quiet about
town, and from ten to eleven O'Clock break
fast is at its height in the hotels. The staid
New Enganders who are accustomed to a
sunset and sunrise way Of doing business. are
given a shock by these proceedings
Harbor is not to be outdone by Portland in
the way of monster turtles Mt least. There
has been one on exhibition there which
measures between eight and nine feet from
tip to fin, and is ABOUT seven feet long. IL
will weigh over 1000 lbs. and has a ridged
shell upon its back, but is 1ot protected by
shell underneath 1t was caught in Mr..
SCOTS fish weir known as Carny Island weir
at North Deer Island, and is the first OF its
size or kind ever seen in this part of the
country. 1t is a genuine turtle. After
being towed ashore it walked about 200 yards
BY means of lis flippers or fms, which pos
sess immense strength.
MIR. Joseph Kngman of Waltham. was
thrown from his wagon Wednesday morning.
and received considerable injury about his
head and arms. Mr.. Kingman was on his
way to Ellsworth, when bur short distance
below the George farm the horse became
frightened from a horse-sled by the roadside.
The horse ran some distance before being
captured, but without much damage except
that he was found to be somewhat lame in
one fore leg.
M. A. Mills. stopping at Bar Harbor, was
robbed on the night of the l4th inst, BY some
one entering his room and taking his clothes
into another room, where the clothes were
searched and a gold watch and chain and his
wallet containing money and valuable papers
were taken. No clue to the robber.
The workmen at East Blue bill have again
quit work on account OF no money. The
cutters stopped working some three weeks
ago. but the quarryms n worked until Satur
day, Aug. 10. The sheriff and lawyer from
Ellsworth visited the quarry the MONDAY fol-
loving and viii probably Ak matters 80 the
men will get their money IN time
KENNEBEC
The Ken1ebec DemOcra' says or Sunday
evening, the 14th, the street lights could not
be made to work and the cause was not known
at the electric light station. On Monday as
the trimmer was on his rounds he found the
circuit out in two places, on Silver street and
on College street The reason OF its being so
is not known Some lay it u the would be
burglars, whila the electric light folks say it
was liable to be pulled cut in hosting the
lights up.
The town of Farmingdale had new hose
reel arrive on the boat Wedn sday morning
They have 1000 feet If good hose, and will
e. up the street fl Dor Of the tOwn house for a
hose COMPANY house.
SOMERSET.
Sheriff Vaughan ard deputies Stewart.
Jones. Mitchell and Grant. rtcantiy searched
two hotels and three saloons in SkoThegsu
and found small quantities Of liquors or beer
IN three of them. The warrants for search
and seizure were issued by Justice Dascomb
on complaint. seizure Of some bottles OF
beer was aleo made in residence.
Pat McKennev OF Moose River, raises some
of the biggest sheep that are raised in Som
erset. A SkOwhegan man of veracity was
there last week aud said he one there
there that weighed l29 lbs dressed weight.
Mckinney is having splendid run of Gus
tom at his house this season. Plenty of
trout and lots of f shermen.
Isaac Heath and E f HAYNES put up a
building at Fairfield, 33x50, for II. F. Bur
CESS in Is days. with very small crew of
men, and finished it all up in 80 days.